In the 10 years to April this year UK agency the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) received almost 22,000 “spontaneous suspected” adverse drug reaction (ADR) reports in 13 routine immunisation categories. These included flu, […]
Earthquake prone Japan is considering installing emergency toilets and drinking water in the country’s elevators. The move follows the recent 7.8 magnitude earthquake, where a number of people got stranded in elevators that were stuck […]
Hong Kong is on high alert as 18 people were placed in quarantine after coming into contact with the Mers virus. Officials are urging the public not to panic, saying that “The virus does not […]
Scientists are conducting trials over the potential for the psychedelic drug LSD to be used as treatment for conditions such as depression and addiction. Before lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) became associated with recreational psychedelic experiences in the 1960’s, […]
Pet owners should be aware that an innocent lick from their cats could cause blindness. A woman has gone blind in one eye after her cat licked her face. She woke up after the lick […]
A new lung cancer therapy is believed to double the life expectancy of patients after trials have shown that it can successfully stop cancer cells from hiding from the body’s own defences – meaning the […]
According to a report in the Danish news outlet Nyhederne, the Danish Working Environment Authority (WEA) has declared glyphosate a carcinogen. GM watch reports: Professor of environmental medicine says: don’t use it The WEA operates […]
Japan stopped giving the MMR vaccine in 1993 due to health concerns following four-year trials of the vaccine. The government health chief claimed that record numbers of children had developed non-viral meningitis and other adverse […]
The FBI are investigating Johnson & Johnson over revelations that one of their surgical tools was found to spread uterine cancer. The Federal agency are reportedly examining what J&J knew about surgical tool before pulling […]
New research suggests that most cases of depression may be caused by an allergic reaction to inflammation. According to scientific journalist Tim de Chant, “inflammation is our immune system’s natural response to injuries, infections, or […]
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